IMC
Network Engineer
About this role
IMC Trading seeks an experienced Network Engineer to design and operate high-performance networks supporting their trading infrastructure in Chicago. You'll collaborate with traders and developers to manage low-latency networking, routing protocols, and infrastructure automation while ensuring optimal network health and performance.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and support North American networking environment with focus on low-latency, routing, and BGP
- Monitor network health and contribute to next-generation monitoring solutions
- Drive automation initiatives using Bash, Python, Ansible, and AWX
- Document network architecture, configurations, and operational procedures
- Partner with external vendors and exchanges to deploy services and resolve issues
What they're looking for
- Network engineering (8+ years)
- Ethernet LAN, unicast/multicast routing, switching, packet analysis
- Multiple network switching hardware platforms
- Python and Ansible automation
- BGP and PIM-SM protocols
- Network troubleshooting and performance tuning
- CCIE or CCNP certification
- Trading or financial services experience
Benefits
- Competitive salary range: $155,000–$225,000 USD
- Discretionary performance bonus
- Paid leave and insurance coverage
- Hybrid work arrangement (3-4 days in Chicago office)
- Collaborative, high-performance culture
- Global firm with offices across US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India
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IMC
IMC builds trading technology and financial systems powered by software, machine learning, and hardware engineering. The company is hiring interns and graduate-level engineers and researchers across software, machine learning, and hardware disciplines to develop trading algorithms, research strategies, and collaborative technology solutions.
View all jobs at IMCLikely interview questions
- Walk us through your experience designing and implementing low-latency networks. What specific optimization techniques have you used, and how did you measure performance improvements?
- Describe a complex routing issue you've troubleshot involving BGP and/or multicast (PIM-SM). What was your methodology and what tools did you use?